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Inspired by our most notorious Supreme Court Justice, these socks feature Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s favorite jabot, a delicate white-beaded collar from South Africa. In the same way that Justice Ginsburg wears her jabots to make a statement, these socks represent the belief that everyone has the right to be empowered. These ankle socks are worked top-down using the magic loop method with stranded color work around the ankles and a gusset heel.

The instructions are written for magic loop, but DPNs will work too. The color work is charted.

You will need two colors, preferably high in contrast. I went with white on black to obviously mimic Justice Ginsburg’s robe and collar, but you could be very playful with colors as well.

Sizes: Child (Youth, Adult S, M, L). 
Finished circumference: 6 (6.5, 7, 8, 9)”/15 (16.5, 18, 20.5, 23) cm. Recommended to be worn with 1”/2.5 cm of negative ease around your foot. Note that 0.5”/1.5 cm of negative ease has been built into the foot length. Model is wearing an Adult Small on an 8”/20.5 cm circumference foot.

Yarn: One 113 g skein and one 12 g mini skein of fingering weight sock yarn for MC and CC, respectively. The designer used Knitted Wit Sock in Guy Noir and Naked, but any fingering weight sock yarn will do.

Yardage:
MC: approximately 185-310 yards/50-83g
CC: approximately 15-20 yards/4-6g

Gauge: 34 stitches and 50 rounds = 4”/10 cm in blocked stockinette worked in the round.

Needles: US1/2.25mm (32”/80 cm or longer) circular needle for magic loop. Adjust needle size as necessary to match gauge.

Notions: Stitch Markers, Tapestry Needle

Errata 6/29/20
Heel Flap—Left Foot
Row 1 (WS): Sl1, p25 (27, 29, 33, 37). Turn.

This pattern has been tech edited by the wonderful Meaghan Schmaltz.